captbuddy
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Has anyone figured out the paint color of the top side of a 29 Prairie 1978. Getting ready to repaint around the salon windows onto the outside. Windows were replaced by previous owner and the paint is chipping pretty bad.
Paint color
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Until someone comes along with more specific information....
I would be surprised if your cabin sides had paint when the boat was new. I would expect gelcoat. But gelcoat doesn't typically have "chipping" in the way you'd describe it happening to paint. So.... is it gelcoat from when built that is deteriorating? Or is it paint that someone put on later and now that's chipping? (I can't see what type of "chipping.")
(Or is the Prairie an anomaly in similar sized boats from that era and it was painted from the get-go?)
I would be surprised if your cabin sides had paint when the boat was new. I would expect gelcoat. But gelcoat doesn't typically have "chipping" in the way you'd describe it happening to paint. So.... is it gelcoat from when built that is deteriorating? Or is it paint that someone put on later and now that's chipping? (I can't see what type of "chipping.")
(Or is the Prairie an anomaly in similar sized boats from that era and it was painted from the get-go?)
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Whether paint of gel coal after 42 years I would be amazed if the original color would match what the boat color is now. Probably have to custom match the color.
